Help with remote terminal window

[ansivirus]

I have a Philips Velo 500 and I want to be able to have a terminal window through a serial link if anyone can help??? thanks.

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[ndogg]

What do you all have on there? I don't know anything about this machine, but it would help if I knew what was on it.

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[ansivirus]

sorry it is windows Ce 2.0...

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[iDxMan]

You want to have a terminal window on WinCE?

And by 'terminal' I assume you mean an old nasty serial terminal such as a wyse60?

Or is the serial "link" to another PC?


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[ansivirus]

Sorry lemme be a little more clear.. I want to have a linux remote command prompt (something like telnet) through a serial cable connection to my computer but I need to know how to connect my velo to my linux box via the serial port and then get the command prompt on the Velo (if that makes any sense at all)

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[iDxMan]

ah http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif Now that I did a bit of searching on what this velo actually is, I understand your question.

Seeing as how you can't run 16/32bit Windows programs, the option of "syncing" over TeraTerm (or something similar) then connecting via a com port is out. Setting up the linux side isn't a problem. Its finding something on the CE side..

Does CE come with HyperTerm (as 95 did)? If so I think that might work.

-r

[iDxMan]

Check this out:
http://www.kc2eni.com/wince/packet_hpc.htm

I know, its for something completely different, BUT look at the "manual dial" window at the bottom of the page. Fairly crude, but it might suffice as a terminal window.

Here's my shot in the dark guess:

CE part:
Create a dummy modem that's set to COM1 (or whatever the external serial port is).
Do all the setup things mentioned in that page. (manual dial etc..)

Linux Part:
Now you have to setup a getty prog. I've used getty,mgetty, and agetty. Hell, just use what you have installed. (just don't use mingetty)

Edit /etc/inittab:

Put in something like:
s1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 19200 ttyS0 vt100

or ttyS1 for com2. Then fire up your getty of choice with the above params, reboot, or change runlevels, whatever.

Now setup a new connection on CE (change baud to 19200,etc..) and try to connect..

Any luck?

-r



[This message has been edited by iDxMan (edited 21 January 2001).]

[ansivirus]

Thanks man it is working.. I was close.. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif I was getting it to connect via Remote connect not terminal.. DUH oh well.. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif thanks for your replies..

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